Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Cameroon

Refugees by country of asylum in Cameroon in 2024 — 427,706 people. Ranked 20 in the world out of 178. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 5,246.3%.

2024 427,706 people −11.86% vs 2023
World rank 20of 178
Period maximum 485,285 people2023
Period minimum 4,190 people1983

Trend over time

1970–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Cameroon, 1970–20240200,000400,000600,00019701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 8,000 people1975: 30,000 people1976: 30,000 people1977: 30,000 people1978: 30,000 people1979: 19,990 people1980: 128,000 people1981: 172,710 people1982: 36,820 people1983: 4,190 people1984: 13,690 people1985: 35,150 people1986: 53,600 people1987: 59,190 people1988: 51,160 people1989: 48,630 people1990: 49,876 people1991: 45,237 people1992: 42,233 people1993: 44,013 people1994: 44,036 people1995: 45,781 people1996: 46,407 people1997: 47,057 people1998: 47,826 people1999: 49,227 people2000: 43,680 people2001: 41,186 people2002: 58,288 people2003: 58,583 people2004: 58,861 people2005: 52,042 people2006: 35,083 people2007: 60,137 people2008: 81,033 people2009: 99,950 people2010: 104,269 people2011: 100,368 people2012: 98,961 people2013: 114,744 people2014: 264,122 people2015: 342,970 people2016: 375,413 people2017: 337,382 people2018: 380,327 people2019: 406,259 people2020: 436,396 people2021: 457,269 people2022: 473,887 people2023: 485,285 people2024: 427,706 people
Change over the period: +419,706 (+5,246.33%) Average annual rate: 7.65 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cameroon

Cameroon 427,706 people
World computed 30.92M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 8.56M people
Middle Africa computed 2.36M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 9.72M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Cameroon, by year Cameroon All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 427,706 −57,579 −11.86%
2023 485,285 +11,398 +2.41%
2022 473,887 +16,618 +3.63%
2021 457,269 +20,873 +4.78%
2020 436,396 +30,137 +7.42%
2019 406,259 +25,932 +6.82%
2018 380,327 +42,945 +12.73%
2017 337,382 −38,031 −10.13%
2016 375,413 +32,443 +9.46%
2015 342,970 +78,848 +29.85%
2014 264,122 +149,378 +130.18%
2013 114,744 +15,783 +15.95%
2012 98,961 −1,407 −1.4%
2011 100,368 −3,901 −3.74%
2010 104,269 +4,319 +4.32%
2009 99,950 +18,917 +23.34%
2008 81,033 +20,896 +34.75%
2007 60,137 +25,054 +71.41%
2006 35,083 −16,959 −32.59%
2005 52,042 −6,819 −11.58%
2004 58,861 +278 +0.47%
2003 58,583 +295 +0.51%
2002 58,288 +17,102 +41.52%
2001 41,186 −2,494 −5.71%
2000 43,680 −5,547 −11.27%
1999 49,227 +1,401 +2.93%
1998 47,826 +769 +1.63%
1997 47,057 +650 +1.4%
1996 46,407 +626 +1.37%
1995 45,781 +1,745 +3.96%
1994 44,036 +23 +0.05%
1993 44,013 +1,780 +4.21%
1992 42,233 −3,004 −6.64%
1991 45,237 −4,639 −9.3%
1990 49,876 +1,246 +2.56%
1989 48,630 −2,530 −4.95%
1988 51,160 −8,030 −13.57%
1987 59,190 +5,590 +10.43%
1986 53,600 +18,450 +52.49%
1985 35,150 +21,460 +156.76%
1984 13,690 +9,500 +226.73%
1983 4,190 −32,630 −88.62%
1982 36,820 −135,890 −78.68%
1981 172,710 +44,710 +34.93%
1980 128,000 +108,010 +540.32%
1979 19,990 −10,010 −33.37%
1978 30,000 +0 +0%
1977 30,000 +0 +0%
1976 30,000 +0 +0%
1975 30,000
1970 8,000

About the indicator

The number of refugees present in a country, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. A refugee is a person who has received protection outside their country of origin; the indicator covers both those recognized individually and those recognized on a group basis in situations of mass exodus. The series has been kept since 1951, that is since the adoption of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.

Important: This is the receiving side. It is not to be confused with the number of refugees FROM a country — that is a separate indicator, and the difference between the two shows whether a country hosts forced migration or produces it.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.